Welcome to the newly designed WelcomeBackVeterans.org!
Tuesday, June 30 , 2009
It's a thrill to be able to launch our new site just before the 4th of July weekend -- a time when millions of people, all across the country, will be thinking about and celebrating our brave veterans.
But it's not enough just to honor the men and women who have risked so much to protect us -- we also have an obligation to support their transition back to civilian life. And at Welcome Back Veterans, we're focused on two areas where our help is most urgently needed: mental health and employment. Read More
An interview with Derek Blumke
Tuesday, June 30 , 2009
Derek Blumke joined the Air Force along with friends from high school and served as an aircraft technician. His experience in Afghanistan, where he was deployed three times, was limited largely to the base because he was part of the only unit that could repair planes. Read More
Invisible Wounds of War
Friday, March 20 , 2009
Welcome Back Veterans was founded to help our veterans cope with the “invisible wounds of war”—especially mental health challenges that may prevent effective re-entry into families and society. This is a national issue with profound ramifications, but one that most of us don’t recognize or understand. In April of 2008, the RAND Corporation released a study that shows our veterans need us now more than ever. Read More
Univ of Michigan Depression Center receives WBV award for returning veterans and families
Friday, March 13 , 2009
The McCormick Foundation in Chicago has awarded a grant to the University of Michigan Depression Center and Department of Psychiatry to help address the “invisible brain injuries” among returning Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans and their families. These include sleep, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and associated problems. Read More
Stepping up to the plate
Tuesday, February 03 , 2009
Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig shares some of the many reasons MLB Baseball is a proud supporter of Welcome Back Veterans.
"Major League Baseball is a social institution with important social responsibilities. We understand and appreciate our unique position and make every effort to lend a helping hand to those who are in need and to recognize and champion those who make our communities better places to live." Read More
